Frontispiece for the series ‘Varie Figure’

Artwork details

Artist

Jacques Callot

Title

Frontispiece for the series 'Varie Figure'

Description

Etching, 88 x 97 mm. Meaume 730, Lieure 403, 2nd state (of 3).

Impression of the 2nd state (of 3), with the word fecit added on the sign but before the number 1 in the bottom right corner.

Very fine impression printed on laid paper. A small repaired loss of paper in the bottom right corner of the sheet and a trace of old gluestain shining through in the upper margin. Small margins (sheet: 108 x 121 mm).

« An open-air print dealer sits on the left in front of a table on which he has displayed the prints for sale. Second-hand enthusiasts come up and look around. On the right is a bale carrier who appears to be asking for the price of the volume he is holding. Above the table is a sign on which is written VARIE FIGURE / DI IACOPO / CALLOT. » (Jules Lieure, Jacques Callot, Catalogue de l’œuvre gravé, vol. 1, p. 81, translated by us).

Date

1621

Medium

Etching

Edition

Unknown

Signature

Signed In Plate

Catalogue Raisonne

Meaume 730, Lieure 403, 2nd state (of 3).

Image

8,8 x 9,7 cm

Sheet

10,8 x 12,1 cm

Status

Available

Price

€350.00